3. What is Target Mode?
A. A mode in which the computer launches with no drivers installed for maintenance.
B. A mode in which the computer acts as a FireWire hard drive.
C. A mode that the computer defaults into after a Kernel Panic.
D. A mode in which the FireWire and USB ports do not power down with the computer for peripherals “targeted’ for charging such as an iPod.
E. None of the above.

4. What is the difference between an .AAC file and an .AIFF file?
A. An .AAC file is a compressed audio file and an .AIFF file is an uncompressed audio file.
B. An .AIFF file is a compressed audio file and an .AAC is an uncompressed audio file.
C. An .AAC file is the equivalent of a Windows .WAV file and an .AIFF is like an .MP3
D. There is little difference between the two file types.
E. None of the above.

6. What is Apple’s term for an executable application that can run on PowerPC as well as x86 Macintosh’s?
A. Universal Platform.
B. Cross Binary.
C. Universal Binary.
D. Universal Application.
E. None of the above.

12. Why is it important to have all digital devices synced to the same clock?
A. For a unison sound across all devices.
B. To avoid jitter and digital clipping associated with multiple clocks.
C. To increase jitter and therefore increase the dynamic range of the recording.
D. To increase jitter and therefore eliminate digital clipping associated with multiple clocks.
E. None of the above.

14. What best describes latency?
A. The measure of time between two events on a keyboard.
B. The buffer setting on an audio card.
C. A time delay between the moment something is initiated, and the moment it first begins.
D. The flange heard in some direct monitoring situations.
E. None of the above.

15. What following statement is true within the Nyquist Theorem?
A. Aliasing is the result of running a sample rate at twice the highest recorded frequency.
B. The set sample rate of a recording must be twice of that of the highest recorded frequency to avoid aliasing.
C. The sample rate of the recording must be uniformly proportional to the bit depth to avoid aliasing.
D. The sampling interval must be greater than the bit depth to sampling rate interval to avoid aliasing.
E. None of the above.

You want to do the following all at the same time with this rig (assume monitoring has already been sorted out):
- Record vocals
- Record keyboard stereo out
- Play and sequence software synthesizer in DAW from keyboard without triggering internal synth.
- Have pre-sequenced drum part in DAW sequencer send to keyboard synth to have audio of drum part recorded in DAW.

What following setup would accomplish the preceding (assume AD1 and MIDI1 are properly connected and installed on host computer)?

18. You just recorded a vocal where the hard consonants such as ‘s’ sounds and ‘t’ sounds are far too bright and cutting in the mix, which following plug in could possibly eliminate this problem?
A. Channel EQ and dip -6db at 200hz
B. DeEsser
C. Compressor with a ratio of 10:1
D. Limiter
E. None of the above.

Troubleshooting Questions:

19. You are running a bus powered FireWire audio interface with XLR microphone inputs connected (via 6 pin FireWire) to a notebook being powered via its (the notebook’s) AC power supply and you notice a low hum, how would you best temporarily eliminate this hum?
A. Flip the plug around on the notebook to reverse the polarity of the incoming power.
B. Increase the buffer size in the DAW to reduce the noise floor.
C. Engage the pads on the XLR inputs since their high sensitivity makes them susceptible to a bad AC connection.
D. Unplug the notebook and run it off of its battery.
E. Restart the computer to let the FireWire bus reassign its power host to the device.

20. You have a very fast computer with plenty of RAM, yet you are playing a software synth that has an unacceptable level of latency from a USB Keyboard controller, what following procedures could solve this problem?
A. Connect the MIDI output from controller keyboard through a different USB interface apart from its own to reduce MIDI redundancy.
B. Lower the buffer size in the host application.
C. Set the softsynth to ‘anticipation mode’.
D. Adjust your playing style.
E. All of the above.